JEEZ ALL THESE RACE TRACK PEOPLE ARE SO SENSITIVE<HEY THERE ARE A MILLION JOBS OUT THERE THAT ARE MORE DANGEROUS,and where you need some KNOWLEDGE..you people the workers and ticket sellers don,t whine too much about safety and how your union wants more money for yourself,,,,,casino,s may be the answer,,,at least they smile and greet you at the door,,, ....maybe change is good

maybe the gate crew should go work 2nd shift at a factory,,,than maybe they will appreciate there job.gotta love it at the track all day ,,stand around for 23mins than load for4 mins than make bets and hang out behind gate ti,ll next race in 23 mins

First let me say that ALL of the Gate Crew and ALL of the valets are my good friends. I know all of them personally, and have never had a problem with any of these guys. Horses may be beautiful, but they are very unpredictable 1,000+ pound animals, that don't really like humans (because we are meat eaters and they are born as animals of "prey"). They will bite you, step on you, kick you, and knock you on your butt - for NO reason what-so-ever. However, many are also real sweethearts!Now down to brass tacks..The casino money is probably closer to reality than ever before:1) How long have these men gone without a "fair" raise?2) Do they recieve insurance benefits that are paid by the employer while working at the track?3) Are they paid their regular wages when the track cancels?4) What happens when they are injured on the job other than what "regular" insurance pays.

I do however agree with some on here that it's bad timing to talk strike given our economic climate, but these above questions as well as many others (I'm sure) need to be answered before anyone on here throws stones...

(The casino money is probably closer to reality than ever before:1) How long have these men gone without a "fair" raise?2) Do they recieve insurance benefits that are paid by the employer while working at the track?3) Are they paid their regular wages when the track cancels?4) What happens when they are injured on the job other than what "regular" insurance pays.)

Beau you need to get with the program. These guys are UNION. Their last "fair" raise was when they negotiated their last contract. They DO receive insurance benefits as well as a retirement plan. As to whether they get paid regular wages when the track cancels, that probably depends on what they have negotiated in their contract. But since no one else gets paid when they don't work, I would wonder why you think they should. And yes, when they are injured on the job, that is covered as well. As I said, they are UNION and have been for sometime.

Don't get me wrong, what they do is certainly tough, but we choose our jobs, and that said, we should probably figure that since they have been doing this for a while, they are good at what they do, which limits injuries as any job does when you know what you are doing. Accidents happen in every profession. Nothing in this day and age is a "safe job". Everyone is struggling these days to survive. Not a good time to strike. If they can afford to be without work while they strike, then I'd guess they are making plenty of money. Most people I know that work at the track, can't afford to be without work.

First let me say that ALL of the Gate Crew and ALL of the valets are my good friends. I know all of them personally, and have never had a problem with any of these guys. Horses may be beautiful, but they are very unpredictable 1,000+ pound animals, that don't really like humans (because we are meat eaters and they are born as animals of "prey"). They will bite you, step on you, kick you, and knock you on your butt - for NO reason what-so-ever. However, many are also real sweethearts!Now down to brass tacks..The casino money is probably closer to reality than ever before:1) How long have these men gone without a "fair" raise?2) Do they recieve insurance benefits that are paid by the employer while working at the track?3) Are they paid their regular wages when the track cancels?4) What happens when they are injured on the job other than what "regular" insurance pays.

I do however agree with some on here that it's bad timing to talk strike given our economic climate, but these above questions as well as many others (I'm sure) need to be answered before anyone on here throws stones...

I can answer some of your questions.1) I can answer this question but I don't think I should on a public forum.2) No3) NO ( they have missed the morning gate money plus the regular gatemoney for the past 2 days ) in other words SHORT PAYCHECK.4) they are out of luck.

I can answer some of your questions.1) I can answer this question but I don't think I should on a public forum.2) No3) NO ( they have missed the morning gate money plus the regular gatemoney for the past 2 days ) in other words SHORT PAYCHECK.4) they are out

big focking babies.......there are thousands of construction workers who get rain,, muddy working conditions,,get sent home for the day and take it in stride as a once in awhile day off due to the cicumstances and don,t cry like littlie *** when the paycheck is short some hours..,,,,,,,, focking crybabies

If you click the profile and read back through service tech's "last posts of this person" you will see that's pretty much been the M.O. of this person since they joined, on every subject. Time to add that one to the ignore list, I guess.

My goodness we seem to be experiencing a rash of this type of newbie lately, don't we?

If you click the profile and read back through service tech's "last posts of this person" you will see that's pretty much been the M.O. of this person since they joined, on every subject. Time to add that one to the ignore list, I guess.

My goodness we seem to be experiencing a rash of this type of newbie lately, don't we?

uh oh looks like a 1/2 inch of snow tomorrow,can,t work on roof,oh no i,m gonna loose 1/2 day of pay..i,m gonna rehearse all night on how i will demand my full work day of wages and than i,m gonna call the fat slob down at the union hall and whine some more,and i,ll do it all from a bar,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yep the life of a union [***hole ,,,,,,,thank god i,m not union and have morals and don,t whine about hours and wages when hours are unavailable